Discuss how information released to the public can affect a company’s actions.

Discuss how information released to the public can affect a company’s actions.

Discussion Question:

Discuss how information released to the public can affect a company’s actions. For example, an employee’s comment to a group of friends is released on social media and results in the termination of the individual’s employment.

Discussion Board Directions:

  • You will not be able to view your classmate’s posts until you post.
  • Your initial post should be 2-3 paragraphs in length.
  • Include one peer reviewed journal article to support your post. You can search for a journal article from Welder Library EResources. (Ex: Risk of social media or social media polices, etc.).
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Evaluate new payment methodologies resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and discuss future changes in reimbursement methodologies.

Current Trends and Issues in Managed Care

Compensation and reimbursement models are another method of controlling access, cost, and quality in a managed care environment. An MCO doesn’t have direct control over physicians or hospitals but through contractual agreements that set incentives for meeting agreed-upon standards, it can exert influence.

This week, you are required to write an essay on the following topics:

  • Managed care hospital reimbursement
  • Managed care provider reimbursement

Using the Online library (e.g. CINAHL) or the Internet, review at least two articles for each topic and write a review for each source of information. Use the following guidelines for developing your essay:  Use at least 3 credible resources for the assignment, including at least 1 scholarly peer-reviewed resource.

  • Write a summary for each topic tying together the information learned about that topic.
  • Analyze the market forces that would favor using one reimbursement method over another.
  • Evaluate the key differences between different types of payment methodologies from the provider and hospital point of view.
  • Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the payment methodologies reviewed from the provider and hospital point of view.
  • Evaluate new payment methodologies resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and discuss future changes in reimbursement methodologies.
  • Compare and contrast each article to the information discussed in the course textbook.

This paper should be formatted in APA and be 3-5 pages in length without a cover and reference page. Include and introduction and conclusion in your paper. See Project rubric for requirements

Explain why you hold the opinion you do, and how you might amend the procedure to be more reasonable.

Explain why you hold the opinion you do, and how you might amend the procedure to be more reasonable.

Since every control method has costs and benefits, we need to find a balance, and that balance will be subject to the level of variance we can accept.  For instance, seed packets we might buy in a discount store would need a much lower level of control than seeds sent to the space station for experimentation.

Think through that process in relation to your life, and tell about a time you think you were subjected to a control procedure that seemed either far too demanding or not demanding enough.  It could be a policy at an educational institution, your place of work or even in your private life.  Explain why you hold the opinion you do, and how you might amend the procedure to be more reasonable.

Describe the process of coaching and explain why is it important for managers to be effective coaches.

Review the following scenarios and answer the following two questions in 175 words or less each

1.Arrow Furniture is a family-owned and operated manufacturer of high-end furniture located in North Carolina. The furniture industry has suffered from foreign competition over recent years. Nationwide, there have been massive layoffs and several large companies have closed. Arrow’s workers are feeling these pressures and have begun displaying counterproductive behaviors. The HR manager recently told Mary Baker, the family member serving as CEO, that employees are threatening to unionize if they don’t get higher pay and more job security. Mary is upset by this comment because the family has supported employees with decent salaries and health benefits. Higher wages are the last thing the company needs if they are to remain competitive.

The Baker family wants to turn things around. They know they will have to be more competitive price-wise. This might be achieved by finding cheaper suppliers, lowering employee labor costs, or increasing productivity. That said, the Baker’s strongly believe that it is important to “take care of their people,” many of whom are lifelong employees.

A global car manufacturer is going to open a new facility in the community. It is likely the company will offer higher salaries and better benefits than offered by Arrow Furniture. The firm is known to offer such benefits in an attempt to reduce the need for a union. Jobs at this plant will be more technically advanced than those at Arrow and the company is offering job training to those who are interested.

The Bakers are aware that the nature of work at Arrow results in moderate levels of hygiene factors and low motivators.

Using the 3-Step Problem-Solving Approach and the Organizing Framework, what should the Bakers do to motivate their employees and get support for the company’s future plans?

2.Review the following conversation:

Marcy:  Dana, can I talk to you for a couple of minutes? We’ve been roommates for two years and I think I have a time management problem. I just don’t get enough done in a day. What do you think?

Dana:  Tell me more. How did you decide that you have a problem?

Marcy:  I never get everything done on my to-do list. The more I get done, the more I end up adding to the list.

Dana:  What would solving the problem look like to you?

Marcy:  Well, I’d get everything done on my list.

Dana:  Is that realistic?

Marcy:  It’s not, but what else am I going to do?

Dana:  What else can you do that will help? Can you work with an advisor? Use a scheduling program?

This is an example of coaching. Describe the process of coaching and explain why is it important for managers to be effective coaches.

Weigh the pros and cons of granting Dominic the right to delegate the work.

1.You are the owner of a rare 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1. The car is in poor condition, and you want to return the car to its original condition in two months for eventual resale. You contact Dominic’s Restorations, Inc., and speak with Dominic, the owner, who is a renowned specialist in repairing Chevrolet Corvettes. Dominic tells you that he would welcome the opportunity to work on such a rare automobile. Dominic also says there is a possibility that he would not able to repair the entire car within the two month time period. Instead, he would like to reserve the right to delegate the obligation to another company in case he can’t meet the deadline. Weigh the pros and cons of granting Dominic the right to delegate the work.

2. You are a manager employed by a construction company that builds small venues for rock concerts, sporting events, and other activities. RP Properties is negotiating an agreement with your company to build a $100 million stadium near a city downtown. Among many other terms, the contract states that the project should be completed by January 1 of next year. The contract also states that your company will be obligated to pay $20,000 for each day of delay in completion after January 1. Although you know the contract will be profitable for your company, evaluate the risks of accepting such a contract given the contract clause.

Explain why WWII was so important. What did it tell us about people and the world?

  1. Explain why WWII was so important. What did it tell us about people and the world?

source for both assignments

CrashCourse. (2012, October 11). World War II: Crash course world history #38 [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watchv=Q78COTwT7nE&feature=youtu.be

Crash Course Video: World War II

  1. Besides Germany invading Poland in 1939, what are some other events that could potentially be the start of WWII?
  2. What year did Hitler come to power?
  3. What was Blitzkrieg?
  4. Where did the Desert Campaign take place?
  5. What did the Nazis break when they invaded Russia?
  6. What did the Japanese do in 1941?
  7. What battle essentially ruined the chances of Japan winning the war?
  8. Why were the Germans not successful in the Battle of Stalingrad?
  9. How did Mussolini die? How did Hitler die?
  10. When did the Germans surrender to the Allies?
  11. How many Jews were killed by the Nazis?
  12. What does John Green suggest is the reason that both the Germans and the Japanese sought to expand their territories?
  13. Explain why WWII was so important. What did it tell us about people and the world?

Discussion Forum 250 words

In what ways did WWI and its aftermath contribute to the start of WWII, and what were the main differences in the ways that the wars were fought?

Evaluate your project using the criteria given below.

Part 1:
Write a 2–3 page evaluation of the quality improvement program that you have created. This should be the annual summary of the hypothetical data. Make sure your hypothetical data are credible.

Part 2:
As you may recall from Week 1 (Emergency Rooms), your Course Project was to prepare a total quality improvement program, with a focus on one high-risk area. Continuous quality improvement covers many areas. Throughout the course, you have learned about the attributes that constitute a quality improvement team and what questions this team attempts to answer. The assignments toward this project that you completed each week can now be assembled into a single instructional document.

Make necessary adjustments to your document so that each segment flows smoothly into the next. Evaluate your project using the criteria given below.

  1. Are the indicators and their measurements appropriate to the high-risk area? Do the indicators capture the risk?
  2. Are the fictional incidents realistic and plausible?
  3. Is the filled chart consistent with the fictional incident?
  4. Is the plan of correction feasible? Will it prevent the occurrence of the incident in the future?
  5. How do you know the plan worked? What measures will you use to identify effectiveness?

Include an introduction, conclusion, and reference page for this assignment.

To support your work, use your course and textbook readings and also use the Online Library and online sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Submission Detail:

  • Your assignment should be addressed in an 8- to 10-page document.  Use at least 3 credible resources for the assignment, including at least 1 scholarly peer-reviewed resource.

determine the effectiveness of advertising of a specific product during the Super Bowl on increasing consumer awareness of the product.

determine the effectiveness of advertising of a specific product during the Super Bowl on increasing consumer awareness of the product.

This assignment consists of three parts: (1) Recommend and justify a method of survey administration to be used to meet the quantitative research objectives listed below; (2) develop a list of questions to be used on a questionnaire to meet the objectives listed; (3) Explain the method of survey administration you would use if a survey was conducted in your intended research.

  1. To determine the effectiveness of advertising of a specific product during the Super Bowl on increasing consumer awareness of the product.
  2. To determine the level of satisfaction of patients who are admitted to a hospital during the past 6 months.
  3. To determine if there is a relationship between the decision to pursue a career in law enforcement and gender.
  4. To determine IT professional’s perceptions of the best preparation for an IT career.

Length: Your paper should be between 6 pages, not including title and reference page.

References:  Include a minimum of five (5) scholarly sources.

Your presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards.

 

Identify healthcare providers’ contracts and payment methods in the selected model.

The Final Paper must have depth of scholarship, originality, theoretical and conceptual framework, clarity and logic in its presentation and adhere to grammar guidelines. You select either one of the emerging managed healthcare delivery models, Accountable Care Organizations or Patient-Centered Medical Homes, for your Final Paper. The 10-15 page paper (excluding title and reference pages) must follow APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.) and contain at least 10 scholarly, peer-reviewed, and/or other credible sources published in the past five years in addition to the course text.

Your paper must address the following bolded topics, which should be titled appropriately in your paper:

  • Include an Abstract which is a synopsis of the overall paper.
  • Managed Health Care Quality – Address what the selected emerging managed healthcare delivery model has done to improve quality of care.
  • Cost Containment – Describe how the selected model has striven to contain the costs.
  • Provider Contracting and Payments – Identify healthcare providers’ contracts and payment methods in the selected model.
  • Effects on Medicare and Medicaid – Summarize the impacts of the selected model on both Medicare and Medicaid.
  • The Emerging Role of Government Regulations – Examine the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) policies in relation to the selected model.
  • Recommendations – Include three suggestions for improvement in relation to quality and cost.

The final assignment for this course is a Final Paper. The purpose of the Final Paper is for you to culminate the learning achieved in the course by developing a research paper to address the selected emerging managed healthcare delivery model.

Diagnosing Organization-Wide Performance Issues

Part 1: Diagnosing Organization-Wide Performance Issues

  1. Read the three documents included with this Assessment as follows:
  2. After reading and note taking, complete the following:
    1. Choose an organization with which you are very familiar with. It could be where you work now or have worked in the past. Provide some basic details about the organization. At minimum, the basic details should include: the industry and products/services the organization offers, the overall operational and financial health of the organization, and a qualitative or systems diagram summary of how the organization operates to fulfill its commitments to customers. (approximately 200 words)
      Note: If you have chosen a private organization you must disguise the names of the organization and the people associated with it.
    2. Choose a minimum of six specific passages from the book The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement that contain an essential idea or concept that you found compelling and that offer insights related to systemic problems in your organization. Provide these passages making sure to quote and use citations for each. Construct a well-reasoned argument for why you chose each passage and how each selected passage relates to your organization in terms of helping you diagnose organization-wide performance issues. Be specific and be sure to support your response with appropriate concepts from performance management and/or systems thinking. (approximately 400 words)
  3. Respond to the following questions. Remember to make specific reference to concepts from the documents and other relevant resources to support your reasoning.
    1. In your own organization what do you believe are the fundamental physical, policy, or market constraints that are preventing your organization from moving to the next level of performance? Be sure to clearly identify each primary constraint and provide a detailed argument and evidence for why you think each is a primary constraint to organizational performance. Be sure to support your response with appropriate concepts from performance management and/or systems thinking. (minimum of 400 words).
    2. What do you believe are the root causes of these primary constraints? Why? Be sure to support your response with appropriate concepts from performance management and/or systems thinking. (approximately 200–300 words)

Part 2: Developing Solutions to Organization-Wide Performance Issues

  1. Review your responses to Part 1.
  2. Refer to all the three documents included with this Assessment, and to other relevant organizational-improvement knowledge as needed and complete the following.
    1. For each of the minimum of six specific passages from the book The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvementthat you chose in Part 1, provide an argument for how the passage helps you in developing potential solutions to organization-wide performance issues? What are potential solutions relative to the concepts you identified? Be specific. (approximately 400 words).
    2. Respond to the following prompts. Remember to make specific reference to concepts from the document resources and other relevant resources to support your reasoning.
      1. For each of the fundamental physical, policy, or market constraints that you identified as preventing your organization from moving to the next level of performance, provide a specific recommendation for how to elevate, support, and potentially eliminate the constraint. (approximately 400 words).
      2. Provide an overall argument as to how and why your recommendations address the root causes of the organization-wide performance issues you identified. (approximately 300 words).
      3. Using concepts from the Corbett document, “Three-Questions Accounting,” and associated resources related to metrics and TOC accounting measurements for each of your recommendations, show how the primary metrics of T, I, and OE would be affected and why the recommendations would make sense from a performance measurement perspective.
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